Michigan Compiled Laws § 550.366 Subscriber-dentist Relationship; Choice Of Dentist; Refusal To Place Name Of Dentist On Register; Removal Of Name From Register.

550.366 Subscriber-dentist relationship; choice of dentist; refusal to place name of dentist on register; removal of name from register.

Sec. 16.

The relation between a subscriber or any of his or her dependents and a dentist shall be identical with the relation that ordinarily exists in the community between a dentist and his or her patient. Except as otherwise provided in section 16a, a dental care corporation, its officers, agents, or employees shall not interfere with or influence a patient's choice of his or her dentist, but a corporation may refuse to place the name of a dentist upon its register or remove the name of a dentist from its register, after due notice and hearing for cause satisfactory to the corporation.

History: 1963, Act 125, Eff. Sept. 6, 1963 ;-- Am. 1984, Act 234, Eff. Dec. 20, 1984

Compiler's Notes: For transfer of authority, powers, duties, functions, and responsibilities of the insurance bureau and the commissioner of insurance to the commissioner of the office of financial and insurance services and the office of financial and insurance services, see E.R.O. No. 2000-2, compiled at MCL 445.2003 of the Michigan compiled laws.

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